HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 468        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2989

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

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PRESENTED BY:

Christine P. Barber

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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:

The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:

An Act establishing Indigenous Peoples day.

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PETITION OF:

 

Name:

District/Address:

Date Added:

Christine P. Barber

34th Middlesex

1/13/2023

Samantha Montaño

15th Suffolk

1/18/2023

Lindsay N. Sabadosa

1st Hampshire

1/20/2023

Rebecca L. Rausch

Norfolk, Worcester and Middlesex

1/21/2023

David Henry Argosky LeBoeuf

17th Worcester

1/26/2023

Christopher M. Markey

9th Bristol

1/30/2023

Steven Owens

29th Middlesex

1/31/2023

Vanna Howard

17th Middlesex

1/31/2023

Patricia A. Duffy

5th Hampden

2/2/2023

Erika Uyterhoeven

27th Middlesex

2/3/2023

Jack Patrick Lewis

7th Middlesex

2/5/2023

James J. O'Day

14th Worcester

2/6/2023

Jason M. Lewis

Fifth Middlesex

2/7/2023

Michelle M. DuBois

10th Plymouth

2/7/2023

Tricia Farley-Bouvier

2nd Berkshire

2/8/2023

Jennifer Balinsky Armini

8th Essex

2/12/2023

Colleen M. Garry

36th Middlesex

2/13/2023

James B. Eldridge

Middlesex and Worcester

2/16/2023

Natalie M. Higgins

4th Worcester

2/22/2023

David Paul Linsky

5th Middlesex

2/24/2023

Mindy Domb

3rd Hampshire

2/27/2023

Kay Khan

11th Middlesex

3/28/2023

Kenneth I. Gordon

21st Middlesex

4/3/2023

Manny Cruz

7th Essex

4/18/2023

Joan Meschino

3rd Plymouth

4/21/2023

Sally P. Kerans

13th Essex

5/3/2023

Mike Connolly

26th Middlesex

5/22/2023

Carol A. Doherty

3rd Bristol

6/28/2023

Chynah Tyler

7th Suffolk

7/17/2023

Michelle L. Ciccolo

15th Middlesex

7/19/2023

Danillo A. Sena

37th Middlesex

8/18/2023

Natalie M. Blais

1st Franklin

10/3/2023

David M. Rogers

24th Middlesex

10/3/2023

Marjorie C. Decker

25th Middlesex

12/6/2023

Carmine Lawrence Gentile

13th Middlesex

1/24/2024


HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 468        FILED ON: 1/13/2023

HOUSE  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  No. 2989

By Representative Barber of Somerville, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2989) of Christine P. Barber and others relative to the annual issuance of a proclamation from the Governor setting apart the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples day.  State Administration and Regulatory Oversight.

 

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts

 

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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)

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An Act establishing Indigenous Peoples day.

 

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:
 

Chapter 6 of the General Laws is hereby amended by striking out section 12V and inserting in place thereof the following section:–

Section 12V. The governor shall annually issue a proclamation setting apart the second Monday in October as Indigenous Peoples Day and recommending that it be observed by the people, with appropriate exercises in the schools and otherwise, to acknowledge the history of genocide and discrimination against Indigenous peoples, and to recognize and celebrate the thriving cultures and continued resistance and resilience of Indigenous peoples and their tribal nations.